Date of volunteer work: 07/29/2020. Site Name: JCP. Number of hours worked: 1.5. Field notes: The park was fairly litter-free. No ducks. There is a garbage bag filled with clothes (?)- see pic- on the bank of JC by a tree. There is also some clothing on the ground in the south corner of the […]

Date of volunteer work: 03/24/2020. Site Name: JCP. Number of hours worked: 1.5. Field notes: It was quiet at the park and fairly clean. I noticed the trash receptacle in between the 2 creeks is gone. Will that be replaced? Also, how do you recommend I dispose of needles?

Date of volunteer work: 09/16/2019. Site Name: Powell Butte. Number of hours worked: 1. Field notes: We entered from Ellis Street entrance, and followed Cedar Grove trail up to the viewpoint. There we saw 2 blacktail deer, a buck and a doe. They were feeding in the meadow below us. We also saw stellar jays […]

Date of volunteer work: 09/06/2019. Site Name: Erroll Heights. Number of hours worked: 2. Field notes: Lots of birds on the western pond, including the seldom seen green heron. They appreciate that the beavers have dammed up the outflow structure, re-creating the large lake that was there last spring. The ‘set’ water level was 5.5 […]

Date of volunteer work: 07/27/2019. Site Name: Erroll Heights. Number of hours worked: 2. Field notes: Quiet day at Erroll Heights. The pond by 45th street is growing little by little. Beaver and nutria seem to be teaming up on it. Much of the area next to the road is now marshy as water flows […]